Voerbelangen

Voerbelangen
Leader	Huub Broers
Founded	1976
Ideology	Local politics
Mayors	1 / 327
Website
Official website

Voerbelangen is a local political party from the Belgian municipality Voeren. The party has 10 seats of a total of 15 in the city council. Since 2001 is Huub Broers the mayor of Voeren.

External links

Official website

Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (33) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (18) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (14) Socialist Party Different (sp.a) (13) Green (Groen) (6) Flemish Interest (VB) (3)

Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) NEE Red! ROSSEM Union of Francophones (UF)*

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (23) Reformist Movement (MR) (20) Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) (9) Ecolo (6) DéFI (formerly FDF) (2) People's Party (PP) (1)

Minor	Communist Party Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (2)

Minor	Belgian Union (BUB) Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Vivant

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)

Rexist Party (1930–1945)

Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150) — * Technically French-speaking but competes in Flemish elections

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